S17: La comida L1 con Laura

-Beginner Level

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If you are a low beginner or intermediate beginner or advanced beginner, I suggest practicing the vocabulary for "la comida" food so that you can use this opportunity to expand your vocabulary and to make it easier for you to understand my simple conversation with Laura.

Down below, you can find three things you can do to be able to get the most out of this conversation session.

S17: Conversation with Laura

Preguntas & Respuestas

| Español | English |

J: ¡Hola Laura! Bienvenida a nuestro podcast. Welcome to the podcast. Gracias por esta oportunidad para conversar con nosotros.

L: Gracias Joel. Bien, pues, ¡vamos a conversar!

J: Muy bien, excelente. Muy bien. Tengo preguntas para ti.

¿Comes arroz?
L: Sí, sí como arroz.
¿Comes mucho arroz o comes poco arroz?
L: Yo como mucho arroz.
¿Comes arroz cocinado o preparado (cooked) cocinado o preparado o comes arroz al vapor (steamed) al vapor?
L: Como arroz al vapor.
Muy bien, ¿sno comes arroz cocinado?
L: No, no como arroz cocinado.
¿Prefieres (do you prefer), prefieres comer arroz blanco o prefieres comer arroz integral?
L: Yo prefiero arroz blanco.
¿Tú cocinas arroz? ¿Tú cocinas arroz en tu casa?
L: Sí, sí cocino arroz en mi casa.
¿Usas aceite para cocinar el arroz o usas mantequilla para cocinar el arroz?
L: Uso mantequilla para cocinar el arroz.
Y…¿Comes frijoles? ¿Comes frijoles en tu casa?
L: Sí, como frijoles en mi casa.
¿Cocinas frijoles en tu casa?
L: No, no cocino frijoles en mi casa.
¿Nunca cocinas frijoles?
L: Nunca cocino frijoles, es difícil.
J: Muy bien, muy bien. Es verdad, es difícil.
¿Comes carne?
L: Sí, sí como carne.
¿Comes mucha carne o comes poca carne?
L: Buena pregunta, como poca carne.
¿Comes verduras?
L: Sí, sí como verduras.
¿Comes verduras crudas (raw) crudas, o comes verduras cocinadas (cooked), cocinadas?
L: Bien. Como verduras cocinadas y como verduras crudas.
J: Muy bien, muy bien.
¿Comes frutas?
L: Sí, sí como frutas.
¿Desayunas pan con leche Laura? ¿Desayunas pan con leche?
L: A veces. A veces desayuno pan con leche. A veces otras cosas.
¿Desayunas pan con café?
L: Sí, desayuno pan con café con leche.
¿Desayunas galletas y leche?
L: No, no desayuno galletas con leche.
¿Desayunas café con leche?
L: Sí, desayuno café con leche, ¡me gusta!
¿Comes pan con tu café con leche?
L: Sí, sí, como pan con mi café con leche.
¿Tomas café con azúcar o sin azúcar?
L: Tomo café con azúcar. Azúcar de dieta.
J: Muy bien. Azúcar de dieta.
¿Desayunas cereal con leche y fruta?
L: Sí, sí, sí, desayuno cereal con leche y con fruta. Muy delicioso.
¿Desayunas huevos?
L: Sí, sí, sí, desayuno, desayuno huevo, huevos.
¿Desayunas huevos estrellados o huevos rancheros?
L: Desayuno huevos rancheros.
Dime: ¿Prefieres almorzar una hamburguesa o prefieres almorzar huevos revueltos (scrambled eggs), huevos revueltos?
L: Buena pregunta. Prefiero desayunar una hamburguesa con papas. Prefiero almorzar una hamburguesa.
J: Yo también.
¿Prefieres almorzar una hamburguesa o prefieres almorzar una sopa?
L: Prefiero almorzar una hamburguesa. Hamburguesa.
¿Almuerzas sopas? ¿Almuerzas sopas, Laura?
L: Sí, almuerzo sopas y hamburguesa.
J: Muy bien. Muy bien.
¿Qué prefieres Laura, qué prefieres, prefieres una sopa con carne, prefieres una sopa de verduras o prefieres una sopa de frijoles?
L: Buena pregunta. Prefiero una sopa de verduras.
J: Yo también prefiero una sopa de verduras.
¿Y tú, preparas sopa de verduras en tu casa?
L: Sí, sí preparo sopa de verdura.
¿Agregas sal y pimienta a tu sopa de verduras? ¿Agregas, pones, colocas, sal y pimienta a tu sopa de verduras?
L: Sí, agrego sal y un poco de pimienta.
¿Comes pastel, comes pastel, comes pastel de chocolate, por ejemplo?
L: Sí, sí como pastel de chocolate.
¿Comes pastel de postre, como postre (as a dessert), como postre?
L: Sí, sí, como pastel como postre.
¿Laura, tú sabes cómo preparar un pastel? ¿Sabes cómo hacer un pastel?
L: Sí, sí sé cómo preparar, cómo hacer un pastel.
¿Cenas un poco de comida antes dormir? ¿Tú cenas un poco de comida antes de dormir?
L: Sí, a veces ceno un poco de comida antes de dormir. A veces.
¿Laura, tú cenas cereal con leche o cenas leche con pan?
L: Buena pregunta. Ceno pan con leche

J: Muy bien. Muy bien. Excelente Laura. Muchas gracias. Muchas gracias. Esta es nuestra conversación para principiantes. Gracias Laura. Hasta pronto y adiós.

L: Gracias. Gracia a ti Joel. Adiós. Hasta pronto.

Questions & Answers

| Español | English |

J: Hello Laura! Welcome to our podcast. Welcome to the podcast. Thank you for this opportunity to talk with us.

L: Thanks Joel. Well, let's talk!

J: Very good, excellent. Very well. I have questions for you.

Do you eat rice?
L: Yes, yes, I eat rice.
Do you eat a lot of rice or do you eat little rice?
L: I eat a lot of rice.
Do you eat cooked rice or prepared rice or do you eat steamed rice?
L: I eat steamed rice.
All right, you don’t eat cooked rice?
L: No, I don’t eat cooked rice.
Do you prefer to eat white rice or do you prefer to eat brown rice?
L: I prefer white rice.
Do you cook rice? Do you cook rice in your house?
L: Yes, yes, I cook rice in my house.
Do you use cooking oil to cook rice or do you use butter to cook rice?
L: I use butter to cook rice.
And ... o you eat beans? Do you eat beans in your house?
L: Yes, I eat beans in my house.
Do you cook beans in your house?
L: No, I don’t cook beans in my house.
Do you never cook beans?
L: I never cook beans, it's difficult.
J: Very good, very good. It's true, it's difficult.
Do you eat meat?
L: Yes, yes I eat meat.
Do you eat a lot of meat or do you eat little meat?
L: Good question, I eat little meat.
Do you eat vegetables?
L: Yes, yes I eat vegetables.
Do you eat raw vegetables, or do you eat cooked vegetables?
L: Well. I eat cooked vegetables and I eat raw vegetables.
J: Very good, very good.
Do you eat fruits?
L: Yes, yes, I eat fruit.
Do you have bread and milk for breakfast Laura?
L: Sometimes. Sometimes, I eat bread with milk. Sometimes other things.
Do you have bread and milk for breakfast?
L: Yes, I have bread with coffee with milk for breakfast.
Do you have cookies and milk for breakfast?
L: No, I do not have biscuits with milk for breakfast.
Do you have coffee with milk for breakfast?
L: Yes, I have coffee with milk, for breakfast. I like it!
Do you eat bread with your coffee with milk?
L: Yes, yes, I eat bread with my coffee with milk.
Do you drink coffee with sugar or without sugar?
L: I drink coffee with sugar. Diet sugar.
J: Very good. Diet sugar.
Do you have cereal with milk and fruit for breakfast?
L: Yes, yes, yes, I have cereal with milk and fruit for breakfast. Very delicious.
Do you have eggs for breakfast?
L: Yes, yes, yes, for breakfast I have, I have egg for breakfast, eggs.
Do you eat fried eggs or do you eat huevos rancheros?
L: I have huevos rancheros for breakfast.
Tell me: do you prefer to have a hamburger for lunch or do you prefer to have scrambled eggs for lunch?
L: Good question. I prefer to have a hamburger with potatoes for breakfast. I prefer to have a hamburger for lunch.
J: Me too.
Do you prefer having a hamburger for lunch or do you prefer having a soup for lunch?
L: I prefer to have a hamburger lunch. Hamburger.
¿Do you have soup for breakfast? ¿Do you have soup for breakfast, Laura?
L: Yes, I have soups and hamburger for breakfast.
J: Very good. Very well.
What do you prefer Laura, what do you prefer, do you prefer a soup with meat, prefer a vegetable soup or prefer a bean soup?
L: Good question. I prefer a vegetable soup.
J: I also prefer a vegetable soup.
And you, do you prepare vegetable soup in your house?
L: Yes, yes, I prepare vegetable soup.
Do you add salt and pepper to your vegetable soup? Do you add, put, get, salt and pepper to your vegetable soup?
L: Yes, I add salt and a little pepper.
Do you eat cake, do you eat cake, do you eat chocolate cake, for example?
L: Yes, yes, like chocolate cake.
Do you eat dessert cake, as a dessert (as a dessert), as a dessert?
L: Yes, yes, as a cake for dessert.
Laura, do you know how to prepare a cake? Do you know how to make a cake?
L: Yes, yes, I know how to prepare, how to make a cake.
Do you have a little bit of food for dinner before you sleep? Do you have a little dinner before going to sleep?
L: Yes, sometimes I eat a little food for dinner. Sometimes.
Laura, do you have cereal with milk for dinner or do you have milk with bread for dinner?
L: Good question. I eat bread with milk for dinner.

J: Very good. Very well. Excellent Laura. Thank you. Thank you. This is our conversation for beginners. Thanks, Laura. See you soon and goodbye.

L: Thanks. Thanks to you Joel. Goodbye. See you soon.

Vocabulary & Expressions

desayunar = to have/eat breakfast

Yo desayuno cereal = I have cereal for breakfast.

almorzar (o->ue)= to have/eat lunch.

Yo almuerzo una hamburguesa = I have a hamburger for lunch.

cenar = to have dinner.

Yo ceno carne = I have meat for dinner.

comer = to eat.

cocinar = to cook.

preparar = to prepare.

preferir (e->ie) = to prefer.

¿Prefieres arroz o frijoles? = Do you prefer rice or beans?

agregar = to add.

poner = to put.

colocar = to put, to place.

nunca = never.

a veces = sometimes.

mucho = a lot, much.

mucha carne = a lot of meat.

mucho queso = a lot of cheese.

poco = a little (bit of), a small amount.

poca azucar = a little bit of sugar.

poco arroz = a little bit of rice

yo también = me, too.

yo tampoco = me, neither.

me gustan las hamburguesas = I like hamburgers.

In Spanish, me gusta means I like, but it isn't a direct translation. Some teachers like to explain it as, "it is pleasing to me." gusta changes to singular or plural to agree with the number of the object.
For example:
Me gusta la manzana = I like the apple.
Me gustan las manzanas = I like apples.

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